Le quatrième mur (2024)
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Cast
Laurent Lafitte, Simon Abkarian, Manal Issa, Bernard Bloch
In war-torn Beirut, Georges hopes a production of Antigone with actors from rival political and religious factions can create a moment of peace.
The story
Lebanon, 1982. To honor a promise to his old friend Sam, Georges travels to Beirut to stage Anouilh’s Antigone, hoping to create a moment of peace amid the Lebanese war. The project is described as both utopian and risky. Actors from different political and religious factions are to take the roles. Unfamiliar with the city and its conflict, Georges is guided by Marwan. The project is soon thrown into question by Israel’s invasion of Lebanon, forcing Georges to confront the realities of a war he does not know.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Lebanon, 1982. To honor a promise he made to Sam, an old friend, Georges travels to Beirut for a project as utopian as it is risky: staging Anouilh’s play Antigone in order to steal a moment of peace in the midst of the Lebanese war. The roles will be played by actors from the different political and religious factions. Lost in a city and a conflict he does not know, Georges is guided by Marwan. But Israel’s invasion of Lebanon soon calls everything into question, and Georges, who falls in love with Imane, a Palestinian actress living in the Chatila camp, will have to face the reality of war.
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